419 scam: Australia Gaming Board <ltmann@btinternet.com> AWARD WINNING TO YOU

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "from: the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "hundred thousand us dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- ",500,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
1. They don't notify winners by email.
2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +447924049552
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- e-mail-infodrben-johnson@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Australia Gaming Board <ltmann@btinternet.com>
Reply-To: infodrben-johnson@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2010 20:35:08 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: AWARD WINNING TO YOU

FROM: THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/AUSTRALIA LOTTO
REFERENCE FILE N°: RL- 0022- 0034-1188/10
SECURITY FILE N : ESP/2009/9859MA
29th MARCH, 2010 .
ATTENTION: ESTEEMED AWARD WINNER ,

   AWARD FINAL NOTIFICATION
We are so pleased to inform you , the beneficiary whose name is on this mail about the results of the AUSTRALIA LOTTO released on the 22th MARCH, 2010.   Your name was entered as an alternative number attached to Reference file Number: Rl - 0022- 0034-1188/10 with Security file Number: AUS/2009/9859MA , which consequently won the lottery in the 3rd category .
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payment of $ 4,200,000.00 ( FOUR MILLION TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS ) in cash credited to file REF number ESP/2009/9859MA This is from a total cash prize of $25,500,000.00 ( TWENTY FIVE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS ONLY ) Shared among the nine international winners in their respective categories . CONGRATULATIONS !!!

Your fund is now deposited with our accredited BANK insured in your name .Therefore no deduction whatsoever is permitted to be made from your won fund as Your winning was insured in your name to the original value to avoid any unexpected situation , You are expected to report to the board if this is breached . Due to false practices, we ask that you keep this your award information strictly away from public notice until your claim has been processed and money remitted to you , as this is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unwarranted Abuse of this program by unscrupulous individuals . All participants were selected from a computer balloting system drawn from 45,000 names from Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Middle East, Europe, South and North America, as part of our international promotion program .We hope your lucky name will draw a bigger cash prize in the subsequent programs ahead .

To begin your lottery claims , please contact your agent- Benjamin Johnson ,Foreign Operations Manager, on TEL: +447-92404-9552 : FAX: +447-92404-9552 . E-mail-infodrben-johnson@yahoo.co.uk , for the processing and remittance of your prize winning money to a designated bank account of your choice . Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than 10th April , 2010 After this date unclaimed winning funds will be returned back to the Australian MINISTRY OF COMMERCE as unclaimed fund , and late entry penalty requirements must be met before late entry claims can be considered . Be informed that 10% of your lottery winning belongs to AUSTRALIA GAMING BOARD because they are the promotion company that bought your ticket and played the lottery on your name , this 10% will be paid to them only after you have received your winning prize.   NOTE : In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your
Reference and Security File numbers in every correspondence w

Loucia Est
(VICE PRESIDENT INTERNACIONAL AWARD DEPT. )

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